I’ve just come back from Barcelona and now I’m pissed off with Ducati. I’ve been trying my damned hardest to save up my cash this year for sensible things, and then they go and release a bike like the Hypermotard 939. A bike that has me written all over it. A bike that’s likely to convince me...

We head out to Valencia for the launch of the Ducati Panigale 959. We get the low-down from the horse's mouth on the exhaust that everybody's talking about.
For every new bike we review we take a look at a used option. So, here's a slightly more affordable option, the 848.